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Graham, NC is a small town located in Alamance County. The city offers affordable housing with two bedroom rent averaging $1,000 per month compared to the US average of $1,430. Grocery Cost Index is slightly lower at 96 compared to the US average of 100. Graham is home to several local businesses such as Carolina Ale House, NanaTaco and Golden Corral. For leisure activities there are many attractions including Historic Downtown Graham and Grandover Resort Golf Course. There are also plenty of outdoor activities such as hiking along the Haw River Trail or paddling down Jordan Lake.

Graham has an unemployment rate of 4.5%. The US average is 6.0%.

Graham has seen the job market increase by 1.1% over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 35.4%, which is higher than the US average of 33.5%.

Tax Rates for Graham
- The Sales Tax Rate for Graham is 6.8%. The US average is 7.3%.
- The Income Tax Rate for Graham is 5.5%. The US average is 4.6%.
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Income and Salaries for Graham
- The average income of a Graham resident is $18,128 a year. The US average is $28,555 a year.
- The Median household income of a Graham resident is $45,152 a year. The US average is $69,021 a year.

Income by Population Percent

  EconomyGraham, North CarolinaUnited States
  4.56
  -6.6%-6.2%
  35.4%33.5%
  6.8%6.2%
  5.3%4.6%
  $24,444$37,638
  $45,152$69,021
  $49,443$85,028
  Population by Occupation
  0.9%1.2%
  0.0%0.5%
  7.8%6.8%
  15.9%10.0%
  4.3%2.5%
  14.2%11.0%
  4.6%4.8%
  0.8%0.8%
  0.3%1.9%
  2.6%4.7%
  0.7%1.9%
  4.8%7.6%
  0.0%0.1%
  5.1%4.2%
  9.9%9.3%
  14.3%14.0%
  0.3%2.1%
  6.3%7.0%
  3.6%4.8%
  3.5%4.7%
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Over 13 years ago

I am black and a Marine Veteran and why anyone would want to live in Graham is beyond me you could cut the racial tension in the air with a butter knife. In retrospect  More

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Over 18 years ago

I am originally from Overland Park, KS...a suburb of the greater downtown Kansas City Metro area. I am now 32, and up until a year and a half ago, I lived in the Kansas  More

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Over 18 years ago

I was told when I was considering moving to Graham to think of Mayberry 40 years later. This a pretty good description of Graham. It is a very conservative town, where  More

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